Do you believe again? Wait until next week first

The Astros are on their best winning streak since 2006, winning consecutive series against the lowly San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds.

Is this fool’s gold?

Unfortunately for the Astros, they haven’t made much ground in the wild-card race because the Milwaukee Brewers are on their own amazing run.

The Astros are playing better, but I’m not going to make a crazy predictions. Remember when they had their good run in May some of those big wins were against the Giants and the Dodgers, who were struggling at the time.

Then, they sputtered in June.

They are playing well again, but they’ll have two huge tests next week. If they can win a series against the Brewers and then the Mets, they’ll be in prime position to make a playoff push.

If they cannot win a series on that trip or if they’re crushed badly, they’ll be all but done.

Either way, the boys must be commended for not throwing in the towel yet.